Fog On The Bay- Podcast Version

Podcast:

You can find the Podcast Version of this post here: My Amuseing Life Podcast, S2E3

Word of the Week:

Meter: (In poetry) A pattern of stressing some syllables and un-stressing others, creating a rhythm within poetry.  

Fog On the Bay Poem

You can find the Fog On the Bay Poem here:

Fog on the Bay – My A-muse-ing Life (myamuseinglife.com)

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8 Tips for Writing Better Poetry

1. Use sounds to mimic what you are describing.  For example, if you are writing about the rain, you can add in words such as rush, drum, and plop.  These words not only describe the rain, they also have a sound to them that can imitate the sounds rain makes as you say the word.  
2. Read what other poets have written.  You can get better at your own writing by learning from others.  
3. Format your poem in a way that matches what you are trying to do with the poem.  You can use the lines of the poem and the way they are written to create a shape, have short and long phrases, and create a unique feel for your poem as it is read.
4. Use rhyming words.  Not all poems need to rhyme, but using rhymes in a poem can help it sound more musical as it is read.
5. Try out different meters, such as the trochaic (tro-cay-ic)  meter used in Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven, or Anapestic (ana-pest-ic) tetrameter (te-tram-eter), used in The Night Before Christmas poem.
6. Edit your poem.  When you’ve finished a daft, take a break from the poem and then come back to edit it later on.
7. Keep journals.  You can use a variety of journals including one from everyday life to add to your poetry, journals with various words to try out, and journals of topics to explore in poetry. 
8.  Start small!  You don’t have to write the perfect poem to start with, and it doesn’t have to be long.  Just get started.

Fog Poem Writing Prompt

Write a poem about fog. Try out different styles of poetry and meter use as you write. Happy Writing!